Introduction: Motor vehicles are known as an important artificial source of air pollution, where personal cars account for 90% of total consumed energy in transportation system. Human factors have a critical role in car-caused air pollution. Therefore, the present study was conducted to evaluate knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) of drivers towards reduction of fuel consumption and control of car-caused air pollution in Yazd.
Methods: This cross-sectional descriptive-analytic study was conducted on drivers in Yazd city. Data were collected using a researcher-made questionnaire including demographic variables, drivers' knowledge, attitude and practice. A simple random sampling was used and 250 questionnaires were completed. The data were analyzed using SPSS statistical software.
Results: According to obtained results, the drivers' knowledge, attitude and practice significantly increase as age increases (P-value>0.05). The average score of the KAP towards reduction of fuel consumption and control of car-caused air pollution was higher in men compared to women. The knowledge of drivers with less than 2 years driving experience was significantly less than others and the attitude score of drivers with more than 5 years driving experience was significantly higher. The score of knowledge of 186 drivers (74.4%) was average, and 161 (64.4%) had an average score of practice towards reduction of fuel consumption and control of car-caused air pollution. There was a statistically positive correlation between the drivers' KAP.
Conclusion: Regarding the results of the present study, the drivers' knowledge, attitude and practice towards ways of reducing fuel consumption and control of car-caused air pollution was found to be average, hence further education is required.